Editing Beverly Hills, California (section)

===Municipal government===
{{See also|Mayor of Beverly Hills|l1=List of Mayors of Beverly Hills}}
[[File:Central tower of Beverly Hills City Hall (Californian Churrigueresque style).jpg|thumb|[[Beverly Hills City Hall]], built in 1931 in a [[California Churrigueresque]] style]]

Beverly Hills is a [[general law city]] governed by a five-member [[city council]], including the [[mayor]] and vice mayor. The city council hires a [[city manager]] to carry out policies and serve as executive officer. Until 2017, every odd-numbered year, either two or three members were elected for four-year terms. However, in 2017, the council changed its cycle to conform with statewide elections; the first such election was held in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beverlypress.com/2017/10/beverly-hills-city-council-changing-election-cycles/|title=Beverly Hills City Council changing election cycles|date=October 5, 2017|website=Park Labrea News/ Beverly Press}}</ref> Each April, the city council meets and chooses one of its members as mayor and one as vice-mayor. As of April 2024, Lester Friedman is mayor, Sharona Nazarian is vice mayor, and [[John Mirisch]], Craig Corman, and Mary Wells are councilmembers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.beverlyhills.org/citymanager/mayorandcouncilmembers/web.jsp|title=Mayor and Councilmembers|website=www.beverlyhills.org}}</ref> Nancy Hunt-Coffey serves as city manager.<ref name="city manager"/>